The number and frequency of short-term rentals in the Lake Placid area have been increasing over the last few years.   The North Elba / Lake Placid Development Commission is sponsoring a community wide discussion regarding the impact of this trend.   A proposed ordinance will also be presented.   This Community forum…

In August of 2017 the Lake Placid Business Association asked the Development Commission to help them implement the proposals contained in the 2016 Main Street Report.  This would require an amendment to the 2011 Land Use Code. The Development Commission met with the Town and Village Boards in January to…

The Lake Placid / North Elba Development Commission is pleased to announce the “Guide to 8 Selected Trails in North Elba” is now available to the public. It can be downloaded from the Commission’s website, futurelakeplacid.com under the “Resources” section. A printed copy is also on exhibit at the Lake…

All interested residents of the Lake Placid region are invited to subscribe to the Lake Placid Insider, a listing of community events delivered in a twice-weekly email. “A communications tool like ‘The Lake Placid Insider’ was identified as a need during the creation of the Comprehensive Plan,” said Dean Dietrich,…

On March 21 the voters of the Village of Lake Placid will have an opportunity to dissolve their Village Court and combine it with the Town of North Elba Court. This move is recommended by the Government Center for Research and the Lake Placid / North Elba Community Development Commission.…

The Lake Placid / North Elba Development Commission will submit its 2016 year end report to the Lake Placid Village Board on January 3, 2017 at 5 PM and the North Elba Town Board on January 10, 2017 at 7 PM.  The report lists accomplishments of 2016 and projects actions…

Representatives of the biking community, historic society and the Community Development Commission have started work on creating a Historic Bike Tour.   You can find out more and leave a comment by visiting: Historic Bike Tour – in the initiatives section of our website.  

The Rental Permit Study group will submit the final report to the Village and Town Boards at their respective regular meetings. Village Board: Monday, Sept. 19, 2017 at 5:30 PM Town Board: Tuesday, October 4, 2017 at 7:00 PM RENTAL PERMIT REPORT appendix 1 appendix 2 appendix 3 For more…